We Live and Breathe Sustainability
Our people
For our business to thrive, our team must have the resources and tools to succeed. That’s why we prioritize investment in the wellbeing of team.
We value diversity.
We’re leading the way in promoting women in engineering and science, with women representing a significant majority of our team members.
We believe in economic sustainability.
Everyone at Ebbwater is paid at least the minimum living wage for our region, plus additional health and wellbeing benefits. To make sure our staff aren’t worried about their finances as costs rise, Ebbwater has committed to annual salary increases indexed to inflation.
We prioritize mental health.
Our team works in the challenging sector of disaster planning and climate adaptation. We recognize the stress this can put on mental health and have a paid counsellor available on call for employees to contact any time they need support. In recognition that sometimes a break from work is what is really needed, Ebbwater’s employment model has flexibility baked right in; staff can take short-term unpaid leave or even a sabbatical.
We stay engaged.
Each Ebbwater employee receives a paid day-off each year to volunteer in their community.
Our community
The communities where we live and work are also our friends, families, and customers. We support community because it amplifies our mission—but also because it’s just the right thing to do.
We share our knowledge.
Our team are actively involved in skill-sharing with the community, through the likes of emergency preparedness workshops or volunteer science fairs.
We give back.
We support local.
We're committed to reconciliation.
Aligning with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action, including adhering to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is extremely important to us. Ebbwater’s work directly supports First Nations with their flood mitigation and planning.
Our environment
An ecological focus is directly embedded in our services, but care about managing our own environmental impact as much as we do about helping our clients manage theirs.
We minimize emissions from commuting.
Our office is strategically located right on the Vancouver Skytrain line, and is a block away from 10 different bus routes and bike lanes. Each year, the Ebbwater team also participates in Bike to Work Week, and we invite our peers to participate too.
We're selective about our relationships.
We actively choose not to work with anyone contributing to the exacerbation of climate change, like fossil fuel companies, or forestry firms not following sustainable logging practices.
We buy consciously.
We take a strict approach to procurement, sourcing from environmentally-conscious suppliers and minimizing waste from purchasing and packaging wherever possible.